We live in a world of great uncertainty. Everything is changing, and the solid foundation I grew up with has shifted and is now unfamiliar. I find the larger world a confusing, disordered mess, and I am worried about what the future holds for the next generation.
But in the final analysis, the big stuff, the issues the media tell us are important and worth paying attention to, count for very little in my life. My life is made up of small moments, shared with the people I care about, and that is all that really matters to me.
Dinner with my mother on Wednesday night. My dog curling up next to me while I sip my morning coffee. Sitting in my warm jammies in front of the fireplace. A yummy meal shared with my husband. Moments of fun spent with my friends. Happy times with my children and grandchild. These are the things which define the life I lead.
As the political rhetoric ramps up, the terrorists continue to spread their evil, the moral fiber of the country shifts on the quicksand of the current times, I am grateful for the small moments that are so important to my quality of life. They may not change the world, but they make my little corner of it a better place to exist.
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